America’s love-hate relationship with guns is reaching a new level.
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The Supreme Court ruled in 2008 that you have a constitutional right to have a gun in your home. Now, the justices will consider how far outside of the home that right extends.
At issue is the right to carry handguns in public, not just keep them at home.
While declaring bankruptcy, the gun group confusingly said it was in great financial shape.
A new analysis shows that the many Americans who have experienced being threatened by a gun or suffering a gunshot wound are significantly less likely to believe most people can be trusted.
Far from just committing ‘paper crimes,’ the mass shooting in Nova Scotia shows the deadly threats posed by unlicensed gun owners.
Amid the angst over a surge in gun sales in both the United States and Canada during the pandemic, few have noted the three key differences between the two countries.
Was a friend-of-the-court brief filed with the Supreme Court by five Democratic senators a legal argument – or a political threat?
On the whole, results from psychology research studies don’t support a direct connection between playing violent video games and aggressive behavior.
The archetype can be traced back to 1920s detective fiction, when gruff, gun-toting, cigarette-smoking mavericks became heroic figures.
More likely dangers include administrative hassles and fines.
The group’s bottom line has been shaky for years. And its board has been unwilling or unable to respond.
With this week’s revelations about the extraordinary visit to the US gun lobby by One Nation’s James Ashby, and Steve Dickson, Morrison’s shilly-shallying became untenable.
Firearms policy is more complex than people often allow, and evidence about what works to reduce gun violence is also not clear-cut.
The Al Jazeera report makes for powerful viewing. But from a journalistic point of view, is it ethical?
Despite impassioned pleas for gun control legislation after 2018’s mass shooting at a Florida high school, Congress has failed to pass meaningful reform. Why doesn’t policy follow public opinion?
More often than not, the group owes more money than it has available to spend at the end of the year.
SIFA claims it wants to ‘simplify, not weaken’ gun control laws in Australia. But it’s following the same playbook as the NRA in America – and hoping for similar results.
A battle over the Second Amendment is exactly the wrong way to think about the government’s role in the firearms industry.
The NRA may fund political candidates but only with cash from U.S. donors. The group could face serious consequences if, as news reports allege, it broke laws and rules.
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Lecturer in Politics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Psychology, Stetson University
